Cambuslang Rangers were left frustrated but unsurprised when their fixture at the weekend was called off.

The Lang had been due to make the trip to Ayrshire to take on Muirkirk, in the West of Scotland Cup on Saturday afternoon.

Managed by former Hamilton Accies and Hearts winger Jose Quitongo, Muirkirk are currently 12th out of 13 teams in their division, the Ayrshire equivalent of the Lang’s league.

The Somervell Park side had been in a confident mood ahead of the fixture, so were disappointed when the game had to be postponed due to the recent wet weather.

Co-manager Stevie Moore admitted that it was a decision he had been expecting.

He said: “It was a pretty early call off on Saturday, but the way the weather has been lately, I just can see us not getting to play that many games over the next few weeks.

“We had spoken with Glencairn, as we had got some rough plans with them to maybe play a friendly, but in the end, it was too late in the day so we just decided to give the boys the day off.”

This Saturday the Lang have a league game scheduled, when Bellshill Athletic are pencilled in to make a trip to Somervell Park.

But if the game does go ahead, depending on the weather later in the week, the Lang could have a struggling to get a strong team on the park.

Bellshill aren’t the ideal opposition just now, as the North Lanarkshire side are top of the first division table, with eight wins and a draw, plus two losses, giving them 25 points this season, whilst the Lang sit ninth, with four wins and a draw from their 12 games, giving them 13 points.

Stevie explained: “We’re not carrying the biggest of squads just now, and because of that, we could be struggling to get a team on the park on Saturday.

“We’re really down to the bare bones, with Willie Kinniburgh still on the sidelines, and Dunga (Steven McClung) having moved on to Shettleston a couple of weeks ago.

“Hopefully, we’ll be able to find a couple of bodies to make up the numbers on the bench.

“If the game goes ahead, it would be nice to get a victory before the end of the year and end it on a high.

“I’m not too sure about how the weather is looking at the moment, but I would imagine that at this time of year it’s not going to be all that great.

“But in our favour, we have one of the best parks in the league here, which is always well looked after, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”